(a) The department shall implement a surface water point source discharge permit fee system for each permit issued pursuant to W.S. 35-11-302(a)(v). The department shall assess an annual permit fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each Wyoming pollution discharge elimination system permit and for each permit authorization held by any person under W.S. 35-11301. All payment of permit fees shall be received prior to processing and issuance of the permit. Permit fees shall not be prorated and are nonrefundable upon permit modification, termination or expiration. The department shall prepare a biennium report on the fee system for review by the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee by October 31 of the year prior to the Wyoming legislative budget session.(b) The fees collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a separate account, and shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature to the department to be used for costs associated with:(i) Surface water quality monitoring and analysis;(ii) Surface water quality modeling analysis and demonstrations;(iii) Other nonoperating costs associated with surface water discharges.(c) The revenue generated by this section shall not be used for operational costs associated with permit processing.Amended by Laws 2020 , ch. 38, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by Laws 2013 , ch. 181, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013.